Example:
Army vet Chris Mintz charged the gunman after pulling alarms and telling students to run.
What does it exactly mean when you are charging someone as used in the example sentence above? Typically when you charge someone, it means that you are demanding that they pay you money for the service you have provided them with. Another common meaning of the verb charge is when you rush forward in attack or engage someone in combat, but, when used like that, there is usually a preposition coming after the verb charge. For example:
The plan is to charge headlong at the enemy.
Answer
Clearly, in this context, it has the second meaning; to rush at the gunman. For a similar preposition-less example, see verse 4 of Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade“
As others have said, “after pulling alarms” is stilted. I’d have written “after raising the alarm”.
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Michael Rybkin , Answer Author : tkp
